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1 BELLSOUTH BellSouth Telecommunications, Inc. Marshall M. Criser III 150 South Monroe Street Vice-President Suite 400 Regulatory & External Affairs Tallahassee, Florida (850) Fax (850) November 30, 2004 Ms. Beth Salak Director Of Competitive Markets and Enforcement Florida Public Service Commission 2540 Shumard Oak Boulevard Tallahassee, Florida Dear Ms. Salak: Pursuant to Florida Statute , we are filing herewith revision to our General Subscriber Service Tariff. Following is the page being filed: General Subscriber Service Tariff Section A16 - First Revised Page 1 Section A16 Contents - First Revised Page 1 Section A16 Subject Index - Ninth Revised Page 29 Section A16 TOC - Fourth Revised Page 1 The purpose of this filing is to establish the rates, terms, and conditions for BellSouth s Transit Traffic Service in the General Subscribers Services Tariff. Acknowledgment, date of receipt and authority number of this filing are requested. A duplicate letter of transmittal is attached for this purpose. Your consideration and approval will be appreciated. Yours very truly, Marshall M. Marshall M. Criser III (slg) Vice President Regulatory Relations Attachments

2 BELLSOUTH - Florida Attachment A Page 1 of 1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Introduction The purpose of this filing is to establish the rates, terms, and conditions for BellSouth s Transit Traffic Service in the General Subscribers Services Tariff, thereby providing an alternative to Telecommunications Service Providers that currently requires the negotiation of an agreement between the originating and terminating parties. Proposed Tariff The proposed tariff filing will provide an alternative to Telecommunications Service Providers that currently requires the negotiation of an agreement between the originating and terminating parties. Estimated Gross Revenue Impact Transit Traffic Service is an interconnection service and is being filed as a new tariffed offering. This tariffed offering is an alternative for a Telecommunications Service Providers in lieu of a negotiated contract. Impact on Customers There is no current tariff for the provision of this service. All BellSouth marks contained herein are owned by BellSouth Intellectual Property Corporation

3 OFFICIAL APPROVED VERSION, RELEASED BY BSTHQ BELLSOUTH GENERAL SUBSCRIBER SERVICE TARIFF First Revised Page 1 TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC. Cancels Original Page 1 A16. (D) TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICE PROVIDER SERVICES A16.1 Transit Traffic Service A Terms and Definitions A. Telecommunications Service Provider - a provider of local and/or access telecommunications service who is legally certified to provide service within the state of Florida, or is licensed by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to provide Commercial Mobile Radio Service (CMRS). For purposes of this tariff, this definition includes, but is not limited to, CMRS providers, Competitive Local Exchange Carriers (CLECs) and Rural Incumbent Local Exchange Carriers (RLECs). B. Transit Traffic Local Traffic originating on one Telecommunications Service Provider s network that is delivered by BellSouth to a different Telecommunications Service Provider s network for termination. C. Transit Traffic Service BellSouth s provision of the functions to allow a Telecommunications Service Provider to send and receive Transit Traffic. D. Local Traffic for purposes of this tariff; 1. For wireline-to-wireline traffic, Local Traffic is any intralata circuit switched call transiting BellSouth s network that originates from and terminates to carriers other than BellSouth, and for which BellSouth does not collect toll charges, either directly or indirectly, as the intralata toll provider for the end user. This traffic includes RLEC-to-RLEC traffic, CLEC-to-RLEC traffic, RLEC-to-CLEC traffic, and CLEC-to-CLEC traffic; or 2. For wireless-to-wireless traffic, wireline-to-wireless traffic, and wireless-to-wireline traffic, Local Traffic is any circuit switched call originating from and terminating to carriers other than BellSouth and transiting BellSouth s network that originates and terminates within the same Major Trading Area (MTA), subject to BellSouth s LATA restrictions. An MTA is the largest FCC-authorized wireless license territory which serves as the definition of local service area for CMRS traffic as defined in 47 C.F.R (a). This traffic includes, but is not limited to, CMRS-to-CMRS, CMRS-to-RLEC, RLEC-to-CMRS, CLEC-to-CMRS and CMRS-to-CLEC calls. A Rules and Regulations A. This tariff provides the rates, terms and conditions for BellSouth s provision of Transit Traffic Service. B. If Transit Traffic is specifically addressed in a separate agreement between BellSouth and the originating Telecommunications Service Provider, then the rates, terms and conditions contained in that separate agreement will apply in lieu of this tariff. If such separate agreement is limited to certain types of traffic or carriers, then the separate agreement will apply to those traffic types or carriers, and this tariff will continue to apply to any traffic types and carriers not covered under the separate agreement. C. BellSouth offers Transit Traffic Service only for Transit Traffic that is intended to terminate to a Telecommunications Service Provider whose network is directly interconnected with BellSouth s network. Where BellSouth accepts Transit Traffic from a Telecommunications Service Provider, BellSouth is not liable or responsible for payment to the terminating carrier. Such payment is the sole responsibility of the originating Telecommunications Service Provider. By utilizing BellSouth s Transit Traffic Service for the delivery of Transit Traffic, the originating Telecommunications Service Provider is committing to establishing a traffic exchange agreement or other appropriate agreement to address compensation between the originating Telecommunication Service Provider and the terminating carrier(s). D. Notwithstanding anything in C. preceding to the contrary, in the event that the terminating Telecommunications Service Provider imposes on BellSouth any charges or costs for the delivery of Transit Traffic, the originating Telecommunications Service Provider utilizing BellSouth s Transit Traffic Services pursuant to this tariff shall reimburse BellSouth for such charges or costs. E. BellSouth, as the tandem switching provider for Transit Traffic, will generate and deliver to the terminating Telecommunications Service Provider industry standard call detail records, where available, for its use in billing the originating Telecommunications Service Provider for the termination of Transit Traffic. Notwithstanding the foregoing, unavailability of such call detail records does not relieve the originating Telecommunications Service Provider of its obligation to pay the charges for Transit Traffic Service as specified in this tariff, nor does it create any liability to the terminating Telecommunications Service Provider on the part of BellSouth. F. Charges shall be billed to the originating Telecommunications Service Provider and shall be payable under the terms of A2.4 of this Tariff. A Rates and Charges Charge USOC (a) Transit Traffic Service, per MOU $0.006 NA (D)

4 OFFICIAL APPROVED VERSION, RELEASED BY BSTHQ BELLSOUTH GENERAL SUBSCRIBER SERVICE TARIFF First Revised Page 1 TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC. Cancels Original Page 1 A16. TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICE PROVIDER SERVICES CONTENTS A16.1 TRANSIT TRAFFIC SERVICE 1 A Terms and Definitions 1 A Rules and Regulations 1 A Rates and Charges 1

5 BELLSOUTH GENERAL SUBSCRIBER SERVICE TARIFF Eighth Revised Page 29Ninth Revised Page 29 TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC. Cancels Eighth Revised Page 29 ISSUED: July 15, 2004ISSUED: November 30, 2004 EFFECTIVE: August 14, 2004EFFECTIVE: December 15, 2004 SUBJECT INDEX SUBJECT T. SECTION Talking Call Waiting... A13.9 Telecommunications Service Priority (TSP) System... A13.50 Telephone Answering Service Facilities... A108 AUTOTAS Answering System Concentrator (Obsoleted)... A108.4 Telephone Answering Service Listing... A6.7.20, A8.2.5 Telephone Number Change - Service Charge - See Line Change Charge... A4.2.3, A4.3.1 Terminal Equipment... A15.2 Obsolete... A115.1 Termination Charge... A Termination of Service... A Three-Digit Dialing Service (N11)... A39.1 Three-Way Calling... A13.9 Three-Way Calling with Transfer... A13.9 Time and Material Charging (See Premises Work Charge)... A4.2.5 Timing of Calls for WATS... A Titles and Suffixes... A Toll Discount - Hearing Impaired... A Toll Restriction Central Office Battery Reversal... A14.2 Toll Terminals... A13.14 Toll Verification and Interrupt Service... A18.8 TouchStar Service... A13.19 Trade Name... A6.2.3 Transfer of Service Between Subscribers... A2.3.7 Transit Traffic Service... A16.1 All BellSouth marks contained herein and as set forth in the trademarks and servicemarks section of this Tariff are owned by BellSouth Intellectual Property Corporation. Registered Service Mark of American Telephone and Telegraph Company

6 BELLSOUTH GENERAL SUBSCRIBER SERVICE TARIFF Third Revised Page 1Fourth Revised Page 1 TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC. Cancels Third Revised Page 1 ISSUED: July 15, 2004ISSUED: November 30, 2004 EFFECTIVE: August 14, 2004EFFECTIVE: December 15, 2004 TABLE OF CONTENTS A1. DEFINITION OF TERMS A2. GENERAL REGULATIONS A3. BASIC LOCAL EXCHANGE SERVICE A4. SERVICE CHARGES A5. CHARGES APPLICABLE UNDER SPECIAL CONDITIONS A6. DIRECTORY LISTINGS A7. COIN TELEPHONE SERVICE A8. TELEPHONE ANSWERING SERVICE FACILITIES (Obsoleted, See Section A108) A9. FOREIGN EXCHANGE SERVICE AND FOREIGN CENTRAL OFFICE SERVICE A10. KEY AND PUSHBUTTON TELEPHONE SERVICE A11. PRIVATE BRANCH EXCHANGE SERVICE A12. CENTRAL OFFICE NON-TRANSPORT SERVICE OFFERINGS A13. MISCELLANEOUS SERVICE ARRANGEMENTS A14. AUXILIARY EQUIPMENT A15. CONNECTIONS OF TERMINAL EQUIPMENT AND COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS A16. TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICE PROVIDER SERVICES A17. (DELETED) A18. LONG DISTANCE MESSAGE TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICE A19. WIDE AREA TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICE (Obsoleted, See Section A119) A20. RESERVED FOR FUTURE USE A21. RESERVED FOR FUTURE USE A22. CUSTOMER PAYMENT PLANS A23. INTERCONNECTION OF LOCAL EXCHANGE SERVICES TO SHARED TENANT SERVICES A24. EMERGENCY REPORTING SERVICES A25. HORIZON COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM A26. RESERVED FOR FUTURE USE A27. RESERVED FOR FUTURE USE A28. PERSONAL SIGNALING SERVICE (CALL PERSON) A29. DATA TRANSPORT SERVICE A30. EQUIPMENT FOR DISABLED CUSTOMERS A31. MULTI-LOCATION BUSINESS SERVICE (MLBS) A32. INTEGRATION PLUS MANAGEMENT SERVICES (IPMS) Registered Trademark of American Telephone & Telegraph Company All BellSouth marks contained herein and as set forth in the trademarks and servicemarks section of this Tariff are owned by BellSouth Intellectual Property Corporation.

7 BELLSOUTH GENERAL SUBSCRIBER SERVICE TARIFF First Revised Page 1 TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC. Cancels Original Page 1 A16. TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICE PROVIDER SERVICES A16.1 Transit Traffic Service A Terms and Definitions A. Telecommunications Service Provider - a provider of local and/or access telecommunications service who is legally certified to provide service within the state of Florida, or is licensed by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to provide Commercial Mobile Radio Service (CMRS). For purposes of this tariff, this definition includes, but is not limited to, CMRS providers, Competitive Local Exchange Carriers (CLECs) and Rural Incumbent Local Exchange Carriers (RLECs). B. Transit Traffic Local Traffic originating on one Telecommunications Service Provider s network that is delivered by BellSouth to a different Telecommunications Service Provider s network for termination. C. Transit Traffic Service BellSouth s provision of the functions to allow a Telecommunications Service Provider to send and receive Transit Traffic. D. Local Traffic for purposes of this tariff; 1. For wireline-to-wireline traffic, Local Traffic is any intralata circuit switched call transiting BellSouth s network that originates from and terminates to carriers other than BellSouth, and for which BellSouth does not collect toll charges, either directly or indirectly, as the intralata toll provider for the end user. This traffic includes RLEC-to-RLEC traffic, CLEC-to-RLEC traffic, RLEC-to-CLEC traffic, and CLEC-to-CLEC traffic; or 2. For wireless-to-wireless traffic, wireline-to-wireless traffic, and wireless-to-wireline traffic, Local Traffic is any circuit switched call originating from and terminating to carriers other than BellSouth and transiting BellSouth s network that originates and terminates within the same Major Trading Area (MTA), subject to BellSouth s LATA restrictions. An MTA is the largest FCC-authorized wireless license territory which serves as the definition of local service area for CMRS traffic as defined in 47 C.F.R (a). This traffic includes, but is not limited to, CMRS-to-CMRS, CMRS-to- RLEC, RLEC-to-CMRS, CLEC-to-CMRS and CMRS-to-CLEC calls. A Rules and Regulations A. This tariff provides the rates, terms and conditions for BellSouth s provision of Transit Traffic Service. B. If Transit Traffic is specifically addressed in a separate agreement between BellSouth and the originating Telecommunications Service Provider, then the rates, terms and conditions contained in that separate agreement will apply in lieu of this tariff. If such separate agreement is limited to certain types of traffic or carriers, then the separate agreement will apply to those traffic types or carriers, and this tariff will continue to apply to any traffic types and carriers not covered under the separate agreement. C. BellSouth offers Transit Traffic Service only for Transit Traffic that is intended to terminate to a Telecommunications Service Provider whose network is directly interconnected with BellSouth s network. Where BellSouth accepts Transit Traffic from a Telecommunications Service Provider, BellSouth is not liable or responsible for payment to the terminating carrier. Such payment is the sole responsibility of the originating Telecommunications Service Provider. By utilizing BellSouth s Transit Traffic Service for the delivery of Transit Traffic, the originating Telecommunications Service Provider is committing to establishing a traffic exchange agreement or other appropriate agreement to address compensation between the originating Telecommunication Service Provider and the terminating carrier(s). D. Notwithstanding anything in C. preceding to the contrary, in the event that the terminating Telecommunications Service Provider imposes on BellSouth any charges or costs for the delivery of Transit Traffic, the originating Telecommunications Service Provider utilizing BellSouth s Transit Traffic Services pursuant to this tariff shall reimburse BellSouth for such charges or costs. E. BellSouth, as the tandem switching provider for Transit Traffic, will generate and deliver to the terminating Telecommunications Service Provider industry standard call detail records, where available, for its use in billing the originating Telecommunications Service Provider for the termination of Transit Traffic. Notwithstanding the foregoing, unavailability of such call detail records does not relieve the originating Telecommunications Service Provider of its obligation to pay the charges for Transit Traffic Service as specified in this tariff, nor does it create any liability to the terminating Telecommunications Service Provider on the part of BellSouth. F. Charges shall be billed to the originating Telecommunications Service Provider and shall be payable under the terms of A2.4 of this Tariff. A Rates and Charges Charge USOC (a) Transit Traffic Service, per MOU $0.006 NA

8 BELLSOUTH GENERAL SUBSCRIBER SERVICE TARIFF First Revised Page 1 TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC. Cancels Original Page 1 A16. TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICE PROVIDER SERVICES CONTENTS A16.1 TRANSIT TRAFFIC SERVICE 1 A Terms and Definitions 1 A Rules and Regulations 1 A Rates and Charges 1

9 BELLSOUTH GENERAL SUBSCRIBER SERVICE TARIFF Fourth Revised Page 1 TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC. Cancels Third Revised Page 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS A1. DEFINITION OF TERMS A2. GENERAL REGULATIONS A3. BASIC LOCAL EXCHANGE SERVICE A4. SERVICE CHARGES A5. CHARGES APPLICABLE UNDER SPECIAL CONDITIONS A6. DIRECTORY LISTINGS A7. COIN TELEPHONE SERVICE A8. TELEPHONE ANSWERING SERVICE FACILITIES (Obsoleted, See Section A108) A9. FOREIGN EXCHANGE SERVICE AND FOREIGN CENTRAL OFFICE SERVICE A10. KEY AND PUSHBUTTON TELEPHONE SERVICE A11. PRIVATE BRANCH EXCHANGE SERVICE A12. CENTRAL OFFICE NON-TRANSPORT SERVICE OFFERINGS A13. MISCELLANEOUS SERVICE ARRANGEMENTS A14. AUXILIARY EQUIPMENT A15. CONNECTIONS OF TERMINAL EQUIPMENT AND COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS A16. TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICE PROVIDER SERVICES A17. (DELETED) A18. LONG DISTANCE MESSAGE TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICE A19. WIDE AREA TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICE (Obsoleted, See Section A119) A20. RESERVED FOR FUTURE USE A21. RESERVED FOR FUTURE USE A22. CUSTOMER PAYMENT PLANS A23. INTERCONNECTION OF LOCAL EXCHANGE SERVICES TO SHARED TENANT SERVICES A24. EMERGENCY REPORTING SERVICES A25. HORIZON COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM A26. RESERVED FOR FUTURE USE A27. RESERVED FOR FUTURE USE A28. PERSONAL SIGNALING SERVICE (CALL PERSON) A29. DATA TRANSPORT SERVICE A30. EQUIPMENT FOR DISABLED CUSTOMERS A31. MULTI-LOCATION BUSINESS SERVICE (MLBS) A32. INTEGRATION PLUS MANAGEMENT SERVICES (IPMS) Registered Trademark of American Telephone & Telegraph Company All BellSouth marks contained herein and as set forth in the trademarks and servicemarks section of this Tariff are owned by BellSouth Intellectual Property Corporation.

10 BELLSOUTH GENERAL SUBSCRIBER SERVICE TARIFF Ninth Revised Page 29 TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC. Cancels Eighth Revised Page 29 SUBJECT INDEX SUBJECT T. SECTION Talking Call Waiting...A13.9 Telecommunications Service Priority (TSP) System...A13.50 Telephone Answering Service Facilities...A108 AUTOTAS Answering System Concentrator (Obsoleted)...A108.4 Telephone Answering Service Listing... A6.7.20, A8.2.5 Telephone Number Change - Service Charge - See Line Change Charge... A4.2.3, A4.3.1 Terminal Equipment...A15.2 Obsolete...A115.1 Termination Charge...A Termination of Service...A Three-Digit Dialing Service (N11)...A39.1 Three-Way Calling...A13.9 Three-Way Calling with Transfer...A13.9 Time and Material Charging (See Premises Work Charge)...A4.2.5 Timing of Calls for WATS...A Titles and Suffixes...A Toll Discount - Hearing Impaired...A Toll Restriction Central Office Battery Reversal...A14.2 Toll Terminals...A13.14 Toll Verification and Interrupt Service...A18.8 TouchStar Service...A13.19 Trade Name...A6.2.3 Transfer of Service Between Subscribers...A2.3.7 Transit Traffic Service...A16.1 All BellSouth marks contained herein and as set forth in the trademarks and servicemarks section of this Tariff are owned by BellSouth Intellectual Property Corporation. Registered Service Mark of American Telephone and Telegraph Company

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St. Augustine Exchange Base Rate Area Map - BELLSOUTH BellSouth Telecommunications, Inc. Marshall M. Criser III 150 South Monroe Street Vice-President Suite 400 Regulatory & External Affairs Tallahassee, Florida 32301 marshall.criser@bellsouth.com